In response to a viral video showing police extortion, the Force Public Relations Officer, Prince Ademuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that the Commissioner of Police Osun State, CP Kehinde Longe, has taken necessary action and the officers involved have been arrested.
Adejobi, while emphasising that the Nigeria Police Force has zero tolerance for extortion and corruption, referenced the instructions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who has repeatedly warned officers against bringing money or gifts to him.
According to Prince Adejobi, the IGP has encouraged officers to use their legitimate earnings to improve the quality of policing in their respective areas of responsibility.
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Adejobi further revealed that the IGP has deployed a monitoring squad to arrest any officer, not just within the Police Force, but also within other law enforcement agencies, who engages in corruption and inappropriate behavior.
“The Commissioner of Police Osun State, CP Kehinde Longe, has acted on this. The officers have been arrested, and necessary action would be taken. The PPRO osun has been ordered to update us on the actions taken. We have zero tolerance for extortion and corruption in general.
“The IGP has made it clear severally. In fact, at the last IGP’s conference with senior officers in abuja on Tuesday, the IGP warned that no officer should bring money or gifts to him.
“He said, “I dont need your money. Dont bring any money to me. Use your legitimate money to improve the policing of your area of responsibility. ” So this goes a long way to describe the stuff the IGP is made of and the type of leadership he preaches in the NPF.
“So, no officer should use IGPs name to extort. No way. We have sent out IGP’S monitoring squad to arrest any erring officer, not only the Police, but other law enforcement agents who dwell in corruption and inappropriate behaviours.
“This is the original tradition, and we are reverting back to it. We need to sanitise our system and work with the government at all levels to inject sanity and decency into our system in all ramifications. Thanks,” Prince Adejobi wrote.
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